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Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: “Disney Dish with Len Testa,” “Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor” and “Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams.” Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty.

Stories By Jim Hill

General20 years ago

“Welcome, Foolish Mortals” takes a look back at the life of Paul Frees

Jim Hill reviews Ben Ohmart's new book, which is a fun & formative biography of the man who did the voice of Boris Badenov, Ludwig von...
Film & Movies20 years ago

Looking back on “Beauty & the Beast” — Part II

In honor of next Monday's "Lion King" 10th anniversary event, Jim Hill looks back fondly at another great ASIFA-Hollywood panel. When the Disney animators who worked...
General20 years ago

A train trip from Paris to Tokyo?! Talk about your Orient Express!

Jim Hill reveals how Disneyland Paris' elevated railway (which got cut out of that theme park's Main Street U.S.A. area) eventually got resurrected & became a...
Film & Movies20 years ago

Looking back on “Beauty & the Beast” — Part I

In honor of next Monday's "Lion King" 10th anniversary event, Jim Hill looks back fondly at another great ASIFA-Hollywood panel. When the Disney animators who worked...
News & Press Releases20 years ago

Disney Store cast members are told about the pending sale of retail chain …

... in an letter that Disney Store senior V.P. Kay Murfin sent out to all employees last week. In a JHM exclusive, read for yourself what...
General20 years ago

Could Henson’s own Muppet musical have beaten “Avenue Q” to Broadway?

In another of those what-might-have-been stories, Jim Hill talks about the Jim Henson Company's earlier efforts to bring a stage show starring Kermit & Co. to...
General20 years ago

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Given that last Friday's "A Question of Character" seemed to anger an awful lot of JHM readers, Jim Hill thought that he might point out some...
General20 years ago

Was “Home on the Range” deliberately under-promoted?

Jim Hill reports on an interesting story that's currently making the rounds in animation circles. Evidently, Disney -- in an effort to make sure that its...
General20 years ago

A Question of Character

Want definitive proof that the Walt Disney Company is NOT adding a "Western River Expedition" attraction to DCA? Jim Hill points out an intriguing new pattern...
Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment20 years ago

A Closer Look at Disney’s America

So many JHM readers seemed intrigued with last week's article about this never-built theme park that Jim Hill dug through his Disney history archives and unearthed...